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Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #3 / 459
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Title:
Variant: Gold Key
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/26/1978
Volume: 39
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0335009001112
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (812 = December, 1978). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (7810 = October, 1978). On-sale date confirmed from 1978 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Bath for a Bagful of Nephews

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Bound in a laundry bag, the boys angrily await being dumped into the bathtub by Donald.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Balloonatics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Leaves! Thousands of Leaves!
A giant balloon of Donald Duck triggers a military panic.
Reprinting
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #2 (242) published November 1960
was Balloonatics [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
The House Guest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Wicked Witch; witch's raven; two bats; owl
Uh-oh! Wicked Witch fighting with pet raven!
Thrown out by the Wicked Witch, the witch's raven guilts Chip and Dale into letting him move in with them... and becomes a very annoying house guest.
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Miscellaneous
5
Pluto's Trick or Treat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
"Are we going out for trick or treat tomorrow night? It's Halloween," Morty Mouse reminded his brother Ferdie.
Morty and Ferdie won't let Pluto go trick-or-treating with them on Halloween, so Pluto disguises himself by rolling around in mud and feathers and, with his makeshift costume, becomes the hit of the neighborhood.
Reprinting
FlagWalt Disney's Comics and Stories v21 #2 (242) published November 1960
was Pluto's Trick or Treat [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
No Deposit, No Return

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, mystery
banker; bank depositor #1 (heavy); bank depositor #2 (tall and thin); crook #1 (boss); crook #2 (shaggy Scuttle look-alike)
Mickey likes to assist his friend Chief O'Hara, but crime has slowed down lately...
The previous day, Goofy made a bank deposit of twenty dollars. Today, the bank's records show that no money was deposited into Goofy's account, despite his claims of having done so. When more such incidents occur, Mickey decides to investigate.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #40/1979 published October 1979
as Skumle fotografer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8

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